“…Contorted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are conjugated compounds whose out-of-plane geometry is mostly caused by an intramolecular steric congestion. , PAHs bearing cyclopentadienide units, which can be considered as cross-sectional units of fullerenes, disclose prominent optoelectronic − properties and, consequently, are employed in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), and organic photovoltaics (OPVs). , Thus, there is a growing interest in exploring versatile and efficient synthetic strategies to make new contorted PAH structures and explore their chemical and physical properties . Among others, palladium- and nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, notably, Heck, Negishi, Suzuki–Miyaura, and Sonogashira, , are widely utilized in the synthesis of PAHs. − In addition, cycloaddition reactions have traditionally been used in the synthesis of large PAHs, namely, Diels–Alder reaction, which proved to be a versatile synthetic approach to make large aromatic compounds .…”